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A new and distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named `Allv1461`,
characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; dense
inflorescences with numerous lilac-colored flowers; long flowering
period; and suitability as a garden or container plant.

Inventors:

van de Hoogen; Wilhelmus T. J.; (Cuijk, NL)

Applicant:

Name

City

State

Country

Type

van de Hoogen; Wilhelmus T. J.

Cuijk

NL

Appl. No.:

14/998861

Filed:

February 23, 2016

Current U.S. Class:

PLT/251

Class at Publication:

PLT/251

International Class:

A01H 5/02 20060101 A01H005/02

Claims

1. A new and distinct Veronica plant named `Allv1461` as illustrated and
described.

[0003] The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Veronica plant, botanically known as Veronica longifolia.times.Veronica
spicata and hereinafter referred to by the name `Allv1461`.

[0004] The new Veronica plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Cuijk, The Netherlands. The objective of the
breeding program is to create new attractive Veronica plants that can be
used as a garden or container plant.

[0005] The new Veronica plant originated from an open-pollination in July,
2013 of a proprietary selection of Veronica longifolia.times.Veronica
spicata identified as code number 9702, not patented, as the female, or
seed, parent with an unknown selection of Veronica
longifolia.times.Veronica spicata as the male, or pollen, parent. The new
Veronica plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single
flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated open-pollination in
a controlled environment in Cuijk, The Netherlands in July, 2014.

[0006] Asexual reproduction of the new Veronica plant by vegetative
cuttings in a controlled environment in Cuijk, The Netherlands, since
March, 2015 has shown that the unique features of this new Veronica plant
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] Plants of the new Veronica have not been observed under all
possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices.
The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental
conditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any
variance in genotype.

[0008] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be the unique characteristics of `Allv1461`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Allv1461` as a new and
distinct Veronica plant:

[0009] 1. Upright plant habit.

[0010] 2. Freely flowering habit.

[0011] 3. Dense inflorescences with numerous lilac-colored flowers.

[0012] 4. Long flowering period.

[0013] 5. Suitable as a garden or container plant.

[0014] Plants of the new Veronica differ primarily from plants of the
female parent selection in the following characteristics:

[0015] 1. Plants of the new Veronica are shorter than plants of the female
parent selection.

[0016] 2. Plants of the new Veronica and the female parent selection
differ in flower color as plants of the female parent selection have
blue-colored flowers.

[0017] Plants of the new Veronica can be compared to plants of Veronica
longifolia `Allbizarre`, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons
conducted in Cuijk, The Netherlands, plants of the new Veronica differ
primarily from plants of `Allbizarre` in the following characteristics:

[0018] 1. Plants of the new Veronica are shorter than plants of
`Allbizarre`.

[0019] 2. Plants of the new Veronica have terminal and axillary
inflorescences whereas plants of `Allbizarre` only have terminal
inflorescences.

[0020] 3. Flowers of plants of the new Veronica have stamens whereas
flowers of plants of `Allbizarre` do not develop stamens.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

[0021] The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the Veronica plant showing the colors as true as it is
reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.
Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited
in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the
actual colors of the new Veronica plant.

[0022] The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view
of a typical flowering plant of `Allv1461`.

[0023] The photograph at the top of the second sheet is a close-up view of
typical inflorescences of `Allv1461`.

[0024] The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet is a close-up view
of the upper surface of typical leaves of `Allv1461`.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

[0025] Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following
description were grown during the summer in ground beds in an outdoor
nursery in Rijswijk, The Netherlands and under cultural practices typical
of commercial Veronica production. During the production of the plants,
day temperatures ranged from 15.degree. C. to 30.degree. C. and night
temperatures ranged from 6.degree. C. to 18.degree. C. Plants were four
months old when the photographs and the description were taken. In the
following description, color references are made to The Royal
Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general
terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. [0026] Botanical
classification: Veronica longifolia.times.Veronica spicata `Allv1461`.
[0027] Parentage: [0028] Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary
selection of Veronica longifolia.times.Veronica spicata identified as
code number 9702, not patented. [0029] Male, or pollen, parent.--Unknown
selection of Veronica longifolia.times.Veronica spicata, not patented.
[0030] Propagation: [0031] Type cutting.--Vegetative cuttings. [0032]
Time to initiate roots, summer.--About 10 to 14 days at temperatures
ranging from 12.degree. C. to 30.degree. C. [0033] Time to produce a
rooted young plant, summer.--About 24 to 32 days at temperatures ranging
from 12.degree. C. to 30.degree. C. [0034] Root description.--Fine,
fleshy; typically white in color, actual color of the roots is dependent
on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and formulation,
substrate temperature and physiological age of roots. [0035] Rooting
habit.--Freely branching; dense. [0036] Plant description: [0037]
Plant type.--Herbaceous perennial. [0038] Plant and growth
habit.--Broadly upright inverted triangle; freely basal branching habit
with about 47 lateral branches developing per plant; moderately vigorous
growth habit. [0039] Plant height.--About 49 cm. [0040] Plant
width.--About 46.2 cm. [0041] Lateral branch description.--Length: About
17.4 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Internode length: About 3.9 cm. Strength:
Strong. Aspect: Main stems, mostly upright; lateral branches, about
30.degree. from main stem. Texture and luster: Densely pubescent; matte.
Color: Close to 144B. [0042] Leaf description: [0043]
Arrangement.--Opposite, simple. [0044] Length.--About 7.4 cm. [0045]
Width.--About 3.1 cm. [0046] Shape.--Ovate to narrowly ovate; moderately
carinate. [0047] Apex.--Acute. [0048] Base.--Truncate. [0049]
Margin.--Serrate. [0050] Texture and luster, upper surface.--Glabrous;
moderately glossy. [0051] Texture and luster, lower surface.--Mostly
glabrous and along midvein, sparsely pubescent; matte. [0052] Venation
pattern.--Pinnate. [0053] Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close
to 143A. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 143B. Fully expanded
leaves, upper surface: Darker than between 139A and 147A; venation, close
to 147C to 147D. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to N137D;
venation, close to 144B. [0054] Petioles.--Length: About 1.2 cm.
Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth. Color,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144B. [0055] Flower description:
[0056] Flower arrangement and shape.--Single campanulate flowers
arranged on dense terminal and axillary racemes; flowers face mostly
outwardly. [0057] Flowering habit.--Freely flowering habit with about 250
flowers developing per inflorescence and more than 6,000 flowers
developing per plant during the flowering season. [0058]
Fragrance.--Faint; somewhat moldy. [0059] Natural flowering season.--Long
flowering period; plants flower continuously from mid-June to late
September in The Netherlands. [0060] Flower longevity as a cut
flower.--About ten days; flowers not persistent. [0061] Flower longevity
on the plant.--About 30 days; flowers not persistent. [0062] Flower
buds.--Length: About 4.5 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Shape: Ovate. Color:
Close to 85C; towards the base, close to 85D. [0063] Inflorescence
height.--About 14.1 cm. [0064] Inflorescence diameter.--About 2.2 cm.
[0065] Flower diameter.--About 7 mm. [0066] Flower height.--About 8 mm.
[0067] Petals.--Quantity and arrangement: Four in a single whorl; petals
fused about 33.3% of the length from the base. Length: About 6 mm. Width:
About 2 mm to 3 mm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture
and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color:
When opening, upper and lower surfaces: Close to between 85D and 91C.
Fully opened, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 91C to 91D; color
becoming closer to 91C with development. [0068] Sepals.--Quantity and
arrangement: Four in a single whorl; sepals fused about 25% of the length
from the base. Length: About 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm. Width: About 1 mm. Shape:
Narrowly ovate. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper
surface: Close to 143B. When opening and fully opened, lower surface:
Close to 143B. [0069] Peduncles.--Length: About 13.6 cm. Diameter: About
2.5 mm. Aspect: Mostly upright. Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth,
glabrous. Color: Close to 145A to 145B. [0070] Pedicels.--Length: About 1
mm. Diameter: About 0.75 mm. Aspect: About 45.degree. from peduncle axis.
Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 144B to
144C. [0071] Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity per flower: Two.
Filament length: About 4.5 mm. Filament color: Close to 91D to lighter
than 91D. Anther shape: Double reniform, narrow. Anther length: About 2
mm. Anther color: Close to 195C. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color:
Close to 8D. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 5
mm. Stigma shape: Clavate. Stigma color: Close to 93C. Style length:
About 4.5 mm. Style color: Close to 91C to 91D. Ovary color: Close to
144D. [0072] Seeds and fruits.--Seed and fruit development has not been
observed on plants of the new Veronica. [0073] Disease & pest
resistance: Plants of the new Veronica have not been noted to be
resistant to pathogens and pests common to Veronica plants. [0074] Garden
performance: Plants of the new Veronica have exhibited good garden
performance and to be tolerant to rain, wind, high temperatures about
35.degree. C. and to be hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 4.